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If the discriminant of a quadratic equation is equal to -8, which statement describes the roots?

There are two complex roots.
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There are two real roots.
There is one real root.
There is one complex root.

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Answer:

Two complex roots

Explanation:

Discriminant negative means no real roots.

So roots are complex.

For every polynomial, complex roots occur in conjugate pairs

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